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Published by Pusat Studi Bahasa dan Publikasi Ilmiah
ISSN : -     EISSN : 27753719     DOI : https://doi.org/10.53696/27753719
Core Subject : Humanities, Education,
Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
Linguistics Initiative is an academic journal that presents issues in linguistics and applied linguistics from multi-disciplinary approaches. This journal publishes articles that discuss research on language as a system of communication or a cognitive, social, and historical phenomenon as well as its acquisition in an educational context.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Bahasa dan Linguistik
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Sociolinguistics of Names of Hotels in Accra: A Linguistic Landscape Perspective Ebenezer Agbaglo; Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53696/27753719.3153

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In recent times, the language in public spaces (as seen in street names, school names, names of buildings, names of metro stations, names of tourist attractions, and commercial signs) has attracted scholarly attention in onomastics, with the focus on how it reflects the linguistic situation of urban landscapes and how it can be used to construct several identities. The present study aimed to investigate names of hotels in Accra – the capital city of Ghana, with considerable financial, cultural, and industrial significance – using Landry & Bouris’s (1997) Linguistic Landscape as a theory. The data comprises 160 hotel names accessed from the website of Yello Ghana, a well-known business directory. The analysis revealed, first, that most of the hotels deployed English monolingual names, with a few utilising bilingual names. Closely allied to this finding is the trend towards globalisation, as captured in some names of hotels. These key findings have implications for the scholarship in onomastics, urban landscape, language policy and planning, and further research.
Beyond the Classroom: Using Google Sites as a Supplementary Material to Improve the Learners’ English Academic Performance Trixie M. Lao; Amy Luz U. Catalan
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53696/27753719.3164

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The present study investigated the common challenges of learners in the new mode of learning and their frequency, if there would be a significant difference in the performance of the participants after using Google Sites, the acceptability of the Google Sites in terms of its content quality, instructional quality, and technical quality, and the experience of the respondents in using Beyond the Classroom as supplementary material for the Third Quarter. This action research used the survey questionnaires, evaluation tool, pre-tests, and posttest as instruments in answering the research questions. Respondents were 15 Grade 8 High School learners who have internet access. Results indicated always and sometimes characterized their experience on challenges such as understanding the lessons after reading the discussion found in the modules and that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores for lessons that are easy for them to understand and learn alone. Results also revealed that Beyond the Classroom is very acceptable in terms of its content, instructional, and technical quality, and respondents found it helpful in understanding their lessons. Finally, this study showed that learners struggle to cope with the changes in the new normal, and online supplementary material helps them understand their lessons and activities for the Third Quarter of the academic year 2021-2022.
The Syntactic Complexity of Noun Phrases in Second Language Students’ Writing Clara Ofosua Frempong; Stella Akosua Kayi; Sitsofe Ganu
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53696/27753719.3174

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Investigations on learners' writing have multiplied over the recent decades, but writings created by students of institutions of education are still mostly unstudied. This research looks into how noun phrases (NPs) were used in writings created by students at Ghanaian colleges of education (CoEs). Lu's (2010) three metrics for measuring overall NP complexity for text—a length-based metric of NP complexity, mean length of clause (MLC), and two specific NP complexity metrics—number of complex nominals per clause (CN/C) and number of complex nominals per T-Unit (CN/T)—were chosen and applied to a total of 318 texts written by Levels 100, 200, and 300 students from three colleges of education in Ghana. The results from the one-way ANOVA and its post hoc analysis showed a significant difference between Levels 100 and 300 students as well as between Levels 200 and 300 students in their use of complex noun phrases. Overall, Level 300 students significantly used more complex NPs than students in the other levels. It is recommended that in further studies, lexico-grammatical features such as relative clauses, prepositional phrases, and nominal clauses, should be analysed to assess complexity since academic language is a multifaceted entity which may be researched in various fields like SLA, applied linguistics, and language testing.
“Money Doesn’t Like Noise”: Akufo Addo’s Pathos from A Metadiscoursal Perspective Emmanuel Kyei; Thomas Oduro Kwarteng; Wilson Awiah Jujugenia; Salomey Horsu; Dora Essah-Ntiful; Michael Kwame Appiah
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53696/27753719.3181

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Politicians create a political persona with their audience in mind, and their speeches are crafted to involve receivers in a promising future. They intentionally create a stream of ideas to engage the audience and arouse their emotions to make affective appeals. Using the frameworks of Hyland's Model of Metadiscourse and Aristotle's Rhetorical Persuasion Theory, the present study analysed Akufo Addo's address to the nation on October 30, 2022, when the country was facing economic difficulties. The study found that attitude markers, self-mentions, reader pronouns, and directives of metadiscourse markers are persuasively used in the data. The study concludes that Akufo Addo relied heavily on these metadiscourse markers to draw on pathos appeals, harmonise with the audience, and achieve the purpose of persuasion in the address. The findings of the study have implications for reflections on language and politics.
The Lecturers and Students’ Voice about Digital Reading: Does it Influence the Students’ Reading Skill? Andi Tenrisanna Syam; Dewi Furwana
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53696/27753719.3193

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This research attempts to determine whether digital reading has the same effect as traditional reading on students’ reading skill and to explain the lecturers and the students’ perceptions of digital reading. The writer applied mixed-method research. Sixty students participated as a research sample. Ten lecturers were also involved in this research. The instruments of this research were reading tests, questionnaires, and structured interviews. Reading tests were analyzed by using SPSS 22.0. The questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using Microsoft Excel, and the structured interview was analyzed qualitatively. The writer found that digital and traditional reading does not affect students’ reading skills. It was evidenced by the t-test value being higher than the alpha (0.40 > 0.05). In contrast to many lecturers’ opinions, students do not prefer digital reading because they need more explanations from their lecturer. Meanwhile, the lecturers revealed that digital reading is useful for ongoing virtual learning. They also were confident in their ability to employ these digital readings. Both lecturers and students agree that the availability of technological tools is the key constraint they must deal with. This research hoped to give meaningful information to the government so that online readers can be facilitated with high-quality online reading materials based on their needs, interests, and behavior.
From Product-Oriented Learning to Exhibition-Based Exam in Translation Class Magfirah Thayyib
Linguistics Initiative Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53696/27753719.3197

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Foreign language learners need to be provided with various real experiences to enhance their translation competence. The combination of product-oriented learning and exhibition-based exam is initialized through this research as an attempt to meet the need for translation learning. This research aims to elaborate on the application of product-oriented learning and exhibition-based exam in the translation class. This research was a descriptive study. The data of the research were mostly responses to the activities so a triangulation of quantitative data and qualitative data was employed. The quantitative data were obtained from the students’ questionnaire on the application of product-oriented learning in translation class and the visitors’ questionnaire on exhibition-based exam at the end of the course. Whilst, the qualitative data were taken from the lecturer’s observation notes. The research results show that the students had attained knowledge and skill in translation, entrepreneurial training, and enjoyment in learning. The students also gave positive responses toward the application of product-oriented learning and exhibition-based exam in translation class. The results proved that product-oriented learning and exhibition-based exam are compatible. The gist of exhibition-based exam supports the goal and process of product-oriented learning.

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